he console object, which allows developers to echo arbitrary pieces of data out to a console in the browser, is becoming a standard piece of equipment in most browsers. However, there are some browsers that do not have a console implemented, and leaving code that references the console object in browsers that do not have one will cause your javascript programs to die.

To normalize and remedy this pain point in development We will define a Log module to encapsulate the desired functionality. Or example will aim to mimic the api of the popular firebug development tool as well as provide a fallback for browsers that do not implement a logging console as well as for browsers that do

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